Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameSir Thomas DE WEST Sr. 
470, Sir Thomas de West Sr.
470, Sir Thomas de West Sr.Birth1225, Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England470, Sir Thomas de West Sr.
DeathFeb 1276, North Devon District, Devon, England470, Sir Thomas de West Sr.
BurialSt Peter Churchyard, Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England470, Sir Thomas de West Sr.
Spouses
Birth1213, Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England470, Lady Charlotte Louisa de West
Death1273, Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England470, Lady Charlotte Louisa de West
BurialSt Peter Churchyard, Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England470, Lady Charlotte Louisa de West
ChildrenThomas (1254-1343)
Obituary Online notes for Sir Thomas DE WEST Sr.
SIR THOMAS DE WEST, SR. Aged 51 years old
Sir Thomas West, Sr.
Knight
ENGLAND
CHILD of
Sir John Fitzeveral de West 1160 - unknown ID 228421304 and
Lady Lydia de West 1160-unknown ID 228421358
BORN 1225, Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire ENGLAND
RACE
RELIGION
MARRIAGE N.N. de West of Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire ENGLAND
CHILDREN Sir Thomas de West, Jr., of Rughcombe, Knight and others not listed
SIBLINGS Lady Charlotte de West and others not listed
DIED February 1276
BURIED St Peter Churchyard, Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire ENGLAND
Thomas de West of Swallowcliffe was the progenitor of the de West and West bloodline.
This family played an important role in the history of England and in Colonial America.
His descendants played founding roles in both Massachusetts Bay Colony and Virginia.
Thomas was most likely a knight in the service to this family.
Another fact that points to a relationship with the Pembroke family is that his son was granted the manor of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, by Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke.
His wife's name has not survived the ages.
He was the father of Sir Thomas de West II born 1251 and died 1344, who had married Alianore "Eleanor" De CANTELUPE the daughter of John Cantelupe and Margaret De Mohun.
Swallowcliffe is a village in Wiltshire, England. Its history dates back to 940 A.D., and the Saxon "Swealawanclif Charter." For over 200 years the village was part of the lands of the Earls of Pembroke. 470, Sir Thomas de West Sr.
Sir Thomas West, Sr.
Knight
ENGLAND
CHILD of
Sir John Fitzeveral de West 1160 - unknown ID 228421304 and
Lady Lydia de West 1160-unknown ID 228421358
BORN 1225, Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire ENGLAND
RACE
RELIGION
MARRIAGE N.N. de West of Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire ENGLAND
CHILDREN Sir Thomas de West, Jr., of Rughcombe, Knight and others not listed
SIBLINGS Lady Charlotte de West and others not listed
DIED February 1276
BURIED St Peter Churchyard, Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire ENGLAND
Thomas de West of Swallowcliffe was the progenitor of the de West and West bloodline.
This family played an important role in the history of England and in Colonial America.
His descendants played founding roles in both Massachusetts Bay Colony and Virginia.
Thomas was most likely a knight in the service to this family.
Another fact that points to a relationship with the Pembroke family is that his son was granted the manor of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, by Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke.
His wife's name has not survived the ages.
He was the father of Sir Thomas de West II born 1251 and died 1344, who had married Alianore "Eleanor" De CANTELUPE the daughter of John Cantelupe and Margaret De Mohun.
Swallowcliffe is a village in Wiltshire, England. Its history dates back to 940 A.D., and the Saxon "Swealawanclif Charter." For over 200 years the village was part of the lands of the Earls of Pembroke. 470, Sir Thomas de West Sr.